At a Glance – Sunday, September 2, 2018

Pentecost 15

60th Anniversary Celebration

PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE!

Sunday, Sept. 16 – 9:30 am service only, followed by catered lunch

Announcements

Blessing of Backpacks – Sunday, September 9 we will offer special blessing to students and teachers for the new school year. Bring your backpack, briefcase, knitting bag, purse, diaper bag, or other item that represents the activity of your day-to-day life.

Fall Book Study: Sept 18 – Oct 9Richard Rohr’s “Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life”
Join us for 4 Tuesday’s at 1:00pm as we engage with Richard Rohr’s spiritual wisdom: “In the first half of life, we are naturally and rightly preoccupied with establishing our identity – climbing, achieving, and performing. But those concerns will not serve us as we grow older and begin to embark on a further journey, one that involves challenges, mistakes, loss of control, broader horizons, and necessary suffering that actually shocks us out of our prior comfort zone. Eventually, we need to see ourselves in a different and more life-giving way.” Book and/or journal orders need to be in by Sept 9.

60th Anniversary Celebration Dinner: TicketsAs of August 29, we are no longer taking ticket order for the Anniversary Dinner.
Thanks, Aline Greaves
(A number of tickets for the Anniversary Dinner have been donated to the church. If you know of anyone in need of a ticket, please contact Christine)

Education for Ministry (EfM)Are you interested in exploring your faith and deepening your spiritual life? EfM helps equip lay people for their on-going ministry in the church and for their life of faith. It’s a 4-year theological training program to which students commit annually. The group here at St. Andrew’s will resume on Thursday afternoons in September and there are other groups in the city that meet at different times. For more information, please contact Mryka at mhallbey@ucalgary.ca or speak with any of the current participants.

Finance UpdateIf you are going to be away this spring or summer, please consider signing up for pre-authorized debit using one of the forms in the narthex. If you are already using pre-authorized debit, remember you can top up your donation at any time by using a blank envelope (also available in the narthex) or by using the donation button on our website. Thanks for your contributions!

60th Anniversary PlanningSign up for the Celebration Dinner on Sat. Sept 15 at the Varsity Community Association Centre has proceeded well, and numbers are at 100 attendees. The catered lunch for our parish brunch after the Celebration Service on Sunday has been arranged and folks can look forward to a wonderful Alberta Beef on a bun with coleslaw and baked beans. A special remembrance for all baptisms and parishioners who have passed on in the past 10 years is being assembled by Gordon Wells. Please contact Gordon (gord.a.wells@gmail.com) to provide pictures and remembrances.
Our new bike rack, Little Free Library and park bench have been installed and were blessed on Sun June 17. These are all ready for you to ride your bike, bring a book, take a book, sit and enjoy the sun!

Did You Know? Our little library is now registered on the world map of Little Free Libraries! Check it out at https://littlefreelibrary.org/ourmap/

Out on the TownWe will not be having an Out on the Town dinner in September. Our first dinner for this season will be in October.

Spiritual Eldering – A RetreatLet’s ensure that the decades following the years of paid work and homemaking are a time of creativity, engagement, mentoring, and compassionate accompaniment. After all, that could be a third of our lives! Let’s build a culture in which aging people learn what it means to grow into eldership, a time of life in which experience and wisdom become a resource and gift for community. As a group of people 55 and older, we will spend time together listening, remembering, exploring, practicing, and creating as we become the kind of community that will make this kind of difference in our kind of world. The retreat will be Sept 9-14 at the Naramata Centre. For more information, visit http://pacificjubilee.ca/spiritual-eldering-pacific-jubilee-event-2/

Theological Shifts, Rumblings, and Shake-Ups in the 21st CenturyJoin Christine and Anna Greenwood-Lee this summer at Sorrento Centre, Aug 5-11, to explore some theology in a beautiful setting. We will start with the premise outlined by Phyllis Tickle in her book The Great Emergence that the Church and society today are undergoing a shift of the size and significance which we have not seen since the Reformation. We will then talk about some of the changes already happening and some that might be coming. We’ll look at writings and videos from some of the biggest voices on the religious landscape today. For more information or to register, visit: http://www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca.

Take a Break Retreat WeekendsDates of Retreats: September 28-30; October 27-29; November 16-18
With: Sr. Madeleine Gregg, fcJ
Time: Friday 5 pm -Sunday 1 pm
Cost: Live in: $285.00; Commuter: $185.00Theological Shifts, Rumblings, and Shake-Ups in the 21st CenturyRev. Christine Conkin & Rev. Anna Greenwood-Lee5-part series, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, Thursdays 7:00pmThe Church and society today are undergoing a shift of the size and significance which we have not seen since the Reformation (as outlined by PHYLLIS TICKLE in her book The Great Emergence). We will then talk about some of the changes already happening and some that might be coming. We’ll look at writings and videos from some of the biggest voices on the religious landscape today.
Register: FCJ Retreat and Conference Centre 403-228-4215See www.fcjcentre.ca for more information.

The Bible and Action for Justice with The Rev. Laurel Dykstra
St. Laurence Anglican Church
5940 Lakeview Drive SW, Calgary
Friday, October 19 to Sunday, October 21
Please plan on joining us for this three day event. Laurel serves as the Priest of Salal and Cedar, a ministry of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster, which meets regularly for worship outdoors and for education and action. She is also a respected Biblical scholar and is the author of five books. More information on Rev. Laurel can be found at http://wisdomcentre.ca/events/. More details on registration for this event will be coming in the late summer or early fall.

Ambrose University: Downey Lectureship 2018Ambrose University is proud to host two evening lectures with Dr. Sarah Coakley.
Oct. 17 & 18 at 7:30 pm
150 Ambrose Circle SW
Calgary, AB
Prof. Coakley teaches modern and contemporary Philosophy of Religion in the faculty, and has an interest in combining both analytic and continental traditions in her own research, whilst also charting the connections with feminist philosophy.The Downey Lectureship is a free and public event. No registration is required.

Communion BreadWould you like to make bread to use for communion? Just let Christine know. You can use any recipe you like, though please try to avoid anything too ‘crumbly.’ See the adult education section of the website for one simple recipe!

Altar Flowers – today are offered to the Glory of God by Melba Marsden & family in memory of Ernie & Sheila & loved ones

Shared prayers today:~ The Most Rev. Greg Kerr-Wilson, Archbishop, Diocese of Calgary & Metropolitan of Rupert’s Land
~ The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
~ The Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
~ The Right Rev. Leopold Friday, Bishop of our Companion Diocese
~ In Our Diocese: ​St. Edmund, King and Martyr, Calgary – Linda Anderson, Bishop’s Warden, ​The Rev. Dr. Norman Knowles (Hon.); Diocesan Council; Companions of the Bishop~ The Companion Diocese the Windward Islands: St. James, Layou with St. Mary, Buccament on St. Vincent – The Rev. Junior Ballentyne, Priest-in-Charge
~In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Anglican Church of South America – The Most Revd Gregory James Venables, Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Church of South America & Bishop of Argentina
~ In our parish: Colin Catley; Samantha Catley; Steve Cebuliak
~ Prayers for the Altar Guild